ΠΜΣ Η Επιστήμη του Στρές και η Προαγωγή της Υγείας
Library of the School of Health Sciences

2017-06-09

2017

Symeonidi Artemis-Eleni

Χρούσος Γεώργιος, Καθηγητής, Ιατρική, ΕΚΠΑ
Χριστίνα Δαρβίρη,Καθηγητής, Ιατρική, ΕΚΠΑ
Αντώνιος Καττάμης,Καθηγητής, Ιατρική, ΕΚΠΑ

Στρες και γονείς παιδιών με καρκίνο

Greek

Stress and parents of children with cancer

Objective. Interventions for families of children with cancer are considered an effective way of empowering family members to tackle the psychological hurdles they face. The ability of parents to maintain control of their psychological state during the child’s treatment is not only important to their mental and physical health but may also have an impact on their child’s well-being and long-term adjustment with their condition. The aim of this review was to evaluate the existing literature for the period from 2009-2017 on interventions targeting families of children with cancer.
Methods. We searched the Pubmed database using the following combination of keywords: ‘’cancer AND children AND (intervention OR training) AND (mothers OR primary givers OR parents OR siblings)’’.
Results. After careful research, from 995 papers 17 full-text papers were found to match our criteria of which 12 were RCTs and 5 were quasi experimental studies. The quality of the studies was assessed using the Delphi score questionnaire and the scored of the reviewed studies ranged from 3-5. The findings suggest that most interventions reduced negative affectivity and improved coping strategies among participants.
Conclusions. Further efforts should be made to promote interventions on a larger scale and modifications of their protocols should be implemented to ensure that family members benefit the most.

Health Sciences

Pediatric cancer, Intervention, Parents, Families, Stress

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